I managed to get my hands on Beyerdynamic Amiron today
I haven't read the thread, so those are my honest early thoughts:
- They might require some burn-in. They seem to be changing and I am at the 3-4 hours of using them. They opened up and became airier.
- Judging from the cable and the box, I think that they are new, so please take into account that they are not fully burned in.
- Out of the box, they were a bit smooth, a bit laid back, and relaxing.
- From FiiO X7mkii + AM03A, I can crank the volume very high, around 100 / 120 or so, Amiron needs some power to get loud. At 120/120 with AM03A and X7mkii, it does not hurt my ears, but it is very loud, I cannot stand more than one song at that volume. All on High Gain.
- They are open-back! Those aren't semi-open-back, they are fully open back as far as I can tell. This means three things: They do not isolate, they leak, and they have all the advantages of an open-back headphone.
- The sound!
- The bass is really satysfing, tangible, deep, can satisfy my bass needs entirely! Enough for bassheads? Yes, I think they are. I like ie800's bass. Amiron surely feels satisfying for me at high volumes. I haven't done proper comparisons yet, but I am happy.
- The midrange is extremely clear, well defined, vivid, the instrument separation is awesome, the soundstage size is good. The midrange is not recessed to my ears, and so far. Maybe ever so slightly recessed compared to the bass.
- The treble is normal to slightly smooth so far, but it really opened up after some burn in. I'll see if it opens up any more. They are neither harsh nor sibilant, they are quite lovely, airy and sweet in the treble right now.
- Did I ever mention comfort with headphones? I think I usually mention it, but don't speak enough about this. Well, Signature Studio, which I was using quite a lot before I got Amiron is ok in the comfort department. Meze 99C is quite good. MO-BT Headphones are quite good. Amiron is in another category entirely. Amiron is more... in the same category as HD800S / HD800 cofort wise. To put it simply, 99C and Sig Studio and MO Headpphones all require me to play a bit with the cups / pads to fit my large ears inside the cups. Amiron simply covers my ears entirely, the same way HD800 does. I also have enough space inside to not touch the driver with my ears, so I suspect they are going to be lovely on long term usage as well. I am not sure how much I can say the same about the pad material since I am used to leather, but so far it is really really good.
- They cannot be used outside with the default cable since it has 3 meters, but the Meze 99C cable fits perfectly, and I have been using it for outdoors listening with amazing results! I've just taken Amiron on a walk through the winter streets of Bucharest, and the experience has been quite great.
More thoughts to come.
Please keep in mind that those are very early thoughts and impressions, they might change, and those should not be used as a buying guide, just as a reference in case my input changes with time, so you have an idea idea how to feel at first, and how you might feel after prolonged usage